Skip to content
Face serums are packed with active ingredients that dive deep into your skin, tackling everything from hydration to brightening and smoothing out the appearance of fine lines. Adding a face serum to your daily routine can help you get closer to achieving your skincare goals, whatever they may be.
Now, here's the thing — consistency is everything. Just like any good habit, using your face serum regularly is the secret to getting the most out of it. By making it a part of your everyday routine, you're setting your skin up for success, helping it look refreshed and radiant day in and day out. Here are some best practices for using face serum everyday as part of your routine.
What Are the Benefits of Face Serum?
Face serums can offer a range of benefits that can transform your skin's appearance depending on what ingredients the serum includes:
- Enhancing Skin Hydration and Moisture Retention: Serums can be formulated with ingredients that deeply hydrate, helping your skin retain moisture throughout the day. This means your skin stays soft, supple, and well-nourished, even in harsh weather conditions.
- Supporting a Brighter-Looking and Glowing Complexion: Many serums are formulated with brightening agents that work to give your skin a luminous, bright look. Regular use can help your skin appear more radiant.
- Reducing the Appearance of Fine Lines and Wrinkles: With their concentrated formulas, anti-aging serums target visible signs of skin aging, helping to smooth out the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. This helps your skin look smoother and more youthful.
- Improving the Look of Uneven Skin Tone and Texture: Serums can also help even out your skin tone and refine its texture, giving you that coveted glass skin look. Whether you're dealing with dark spots or rough patches, a good serum can help your skin look more uniform and polished.
Choosing the Right Face Serum for Daily Use
Selecting the perfect face serum for your daily routine is all about understanding your skin's unique needs and the variety of serums available.
Face serums come in various formulations, each designed to address specific skin concerns.
- Hydrating serums focus on boosting moisture levels, making them ideal for dry or dehydrated skin.
- Brightening serums aim to enhance your skin's radiance and reduce the look of hyperpigmentation, perfect for those seeking a more luminous complexion.
- Anti-aging serums target visible signs of aging, such as fine lines and wrinkles, helping to rejuvenate your skin's appearance.
When choosing a serum, it's all about the ingredients in them, as that will be what ensures your skin gets the results that are being advertised:
- For hydration, look for hyaluronic acid, which attracts and retains moisture, and glycerin, a powerful humectant.
- Brightening serums often contain vitamin C, known for its ability to visibly brighten skin and reduce the appearance of dark spots. Niacinamide is another excellent ingredient that helps improve skin tone and texture.
- For targeting signs of aging, consider serums with retinol or peptides, which support skin rejuvenation and smooth the appearance of fine lines.
- Antioxidants like vitamin E and green tea extract can also protect your skin from environmental stressors.
Your skin is unique, and your serum should reflect that. Consider your primary skin concerns and choose a serum that addresses them. If you have multiple concerns, you might opt for a multi-tasking serum or layer different serums to target each issue. Always keep your skin type in mind — whether it's oily, dry, combination, or sensitive — and select a serum that complements it.
How To Incorporate Face Serum into Your Daily Routine
Using a face serum as part of your daily skincare routine can be a game-changer for your skin's appearance. Here's how to do it effectively:
Step-by-Step Guide on Applying Face Serum Effectively:
- Start with a clean canvas by washing your face with a gentle cleanser.
- Pat your skin dry with a soft towel, leaving it slightly damp to help the serum absorb better.
- Dispense a small amount of serum (about a pea-sized drop) onto your fingertips.
- Gently apply the serum to your face and neck, using upward and outward motions.
- Allow the serum to fully absorb into your skin before moving on to the next step in your routine.
When it comes to layering serums with other skincare products, the general rule is to apply them from thinnest to thickest consistency. After your serum, follow with a nourishing moisturizer to lock in the benefits. If you're using multiple serums, apply the one with the lightest texture first. Give each product a moment to absorb before applying the next. This ensures that each layer can penetrate effectively and deliver its benefits.
For morning application, choose a serum that offers protection and hydration, such as one with antioxidants like vitamin C. This can help shield your skin from environmental stressors throughout the day. Follow with a broad-spectrum sunscreen to protect your skin from UV damage. In the evening, opt for a serum that focuses on repair and rejuvenation, such as one with retinol or peptides. This allows your skin to recover and renew overnight, maximizing the serum's benefits.
Can I Use Face Serum with Red Light Therapy?
Absolutely! Face serums can be a fantastic addition to your Red Light Therapy-inclusive skincare routine. Light Therapy is renowned for its ability to rejuvenate the appearance of skin and support its overall radiance while being non-invasive, pain-free, and gentle enough to work alongside the other products in your skincare routine.
Light Therapy should be done after cleansing and drying the skin and before applying skincare products, including serums. That said, there is one type of serum that should be applied before Light Therapy, and better yet, it even works to boost the effects of Light Therapy.
Our LightBoost Face & Neck Serum is specifically designed to work synergistically with Light Therapy, thanks to its innovative LightBoost technology. After cleansing and drying your skin, apply the LightBoost serum to your face and neck. Make sure the serum is fully absorbed before starting your Light Therapy session.
The LightBoost Face & Neck Serum is formulated with LightBoost tech alongside niacinamide, growth factors, multi peptides, phyto stem cell extract, and polyglucuronic acid to support the skin and visibly reduce the signs of skin aging to reveal more radiant-looking skin.
New To Serums? Here Are Some Tips To Get Started
If you haven't used face serums in your skincare routine before, it's worth taking just a few precautions as you get started, especially with serums incorporating particularly potent ingredients like retinol and vitamin C.
Some serums contain potent active ingredients that might cause irritation, especially if your skin is sensitive. To minimize the risk of adverse reactions, consider doing a patch test before fully integrating a new serum into your routine. Apply a small amount of the serum to a discrete area of your skin, such as behind your ear or on your inner wrist, and wait 24 hours to see if any irritation occurs.
If your skin has particularly specific needs, you can always consult with a skincare professional who can provide personalized advice tailored to your skin's unique needs. They can help you choose the right serum and guide you on how to incorporate it effectively into your regimen, ensuring you achieve the best results while maintaining your skin's health.
Conclusion
Working a face serum into your daily skincare routine can offer a multitude of benefits that can help you get closer to your skin's goals. From supporting a glowing complexion to visibly improving skin tone, serums can be a powerful addition to any regimen. By using a serum consistently, you're investing in your skin's health and helping it look its best every day.
You can explore more of our topicals here, or if you're curious to learn more about Light Therapy, check out our Light Therapy Before & After Results here to see what it can do!
Sources:
